Exploring Theme: "Actions to Reduce Overrepresentation"

Delivery of the Indigenous Court Work Program is being transferred to four groups CBC News: The Manitoba government is restructuring the Indigenous Court Work Program and providing funding to help support Indigenous people involved in the justice system. The process of transferring the delivery of the program, which helps Indigenous people navigate the system, from the province...

The Manitoba government will transition operations of the Indigenous Court Workers Program to Indigenous rights holder organizations in key regional and circuit court locations through an annual grants of over $1M a year for two years. The funding will go to Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak (MKO), Manitoba Metis Federation (MMF), the Southern Chiefs’ Organization (SCO) and...

The Manitoba government is investing more than $2.8 million in restorative justice programs this year, an increase of $400,000 over the previous fiscal year.  This increase includes additional investments of $50,000 with both Manitoba Métis Federation and Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak. The province is providing a $35,000 grant for the City of Thompson to work with...

Criminal Justice System Modernization Strategy: One of the four strategies is to more effectively using restorative justice to hold less-serious offenders accountable to victims and address the root causes of their criminal behaviour outside the traditional criminal justice system. These approaches help repair the harm done to victims while advancing the mission of reconciliation with...